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'File II. IRAQ (3) Vol. 1 Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens on the Shatt-al Arab. (Kuwait's relations with Turkish Govt. and Turkish demand that Kuwaitis should take out Turkish Nationality Certificates)' [297v] (612/636)
The record is made up of 1 volume (307 folios). It was created in 18 Sep 1904-10 Nov 1913. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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himself registered as an Ottoman subject in the Turkish Consulate at Bombay.
The decision not to sell this land was mainly due to the “ patriotic ” efforts of
Jelal Bey, the then Vali of Basrah. An article, said to have been inspired by
Jelal Bey, was published on August 18th. in a local newspaper, “ Ar-Reshad,”
denouncing the proposed sale of the Dawasir date gardens.
Enclosures with Basrah Despatch No. 55 of October 31, 1911.
Decision of the Basrah Administrative Couyicil^ No. 804 of July 28 ) 1327
{August 10, /p//).
Translation.
July 19, 1327.
The telegram of the Ministry of Finance of August 1, 1911, and the obser
vations of the Official of “Transferred Lands” have been read. The date
gardens of Dawasir and Aradah include a large tract of four thousand jenhs
under cultivation and one hundred and fifty jeribs uncultivated. According to
the sums paid for its lease for the thirteen years ending with the year 1329, a
yearly revenue of ^T. 5,249 is obtained in addition to tithes. In this district,
the value of land is gradually increasing, and it is certain that the value of the
date gardens in question will be doubled or trebled. The question, whether this
land should be disposed of or not, contains considerations of extraordinary
importance and nicety. The land is situated near the mouth of the Shatt-al*
Arab, and apart from the increased value which it will acquire in the future, it is a
set-off to the land on the opposite bank, in the Jezirat-al-Khidhr, called Abadan,
which is in the possession ot foreigners. If sold, no matter to whom, there is no
doubt that it would ultimately pass into foreign hands, that it would cause
political and administrative dangers, and that it would have far-reaching effects
upon the future affairs not only of the Vilayet of Basrah, but of all Irak. There
fore, its remaining in the control of the State is essential, and a reply shall be
sent to the Ministry of Finance that the application of the aforesaid customer,
who formerly resided in Bombay, involves the dangers mentioned, and has been
rejected. Decision given.
July 28, 1327 (August 10, 1911).
Seal of Administrative Council.
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the:
- Shaikh of Kuwait's date gardens on the Shatt al-`Arab
- Turkish demand that Kuwaitis should take out Turkish Nationality Certificates
- registration of Shaikh Mubarak's property at Faddaghiya
- offer of a cash salary to Shaikh of Kuwait as Qaimaqam
The principal correspondents in the volume include the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait, Stuart George Knox; the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubarak al Sabah; and the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , John Gordon Lorimer.
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- 1 volume (307 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 309; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-308; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- front, front-i, 2r:25v, 26ar:26av, 26v:43v, 44ar, 44r:50v, 51ar:51av, 51r:75v, 76ar:76av, 76r:76v, 76v, 76v:82v, 83ar:83av, 83r:94v, 98r:101v, 102ar:102av, 102r:113v, 116r:118v, 119ar:119av, 119r:120v, 121ar:121av, 121r:134v, 136r:145v, 147r:158v, 159ar:159av, 159r:309r, back-i
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